Daishi3500 Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 I know some of you talked/bitched about SAL on the old forums, but i don't think they made it to the new forums. Anyway, how long has it taken for you guys to have stuff shipped SAL from HLJ. Its (only) been two weeks for me, yet I still have no idea when it will get here, being that they dont track SAL. Any information would be much appreciated. Quote
Omni Existence Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 I'm in the Philippines so it's still Asia. I had a couple of items shipped through SAL before. It took me about 25 days to receive it. If it is shipped to the US, my understanding is 30 days or 45 days tops. One package arrived okay, the other was scrunched. That's my only beef with using SAL. Quote
Zentrandude Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 3 or 4 weeks to washington state where i live. (no mad cow jokes) Quote
Druna Skass Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 Two to three weeks here in Santa Barbara California. Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 During this time of the year, expect to wait an extra 2 weeks or so. When I used to order from them via SAL, and order placed in November did not arrive until sometime in late January. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 (edited) the last time i ordered from HLJ, my order took about 3 and 1/2 weeks to Texas. <_ Edited December 28, 2003 by Isamu Atreides 86 Quote
Valkyrie Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 The 4 SAL packages I've gotten from HLJ have all taken right around 10 days to get to me in Chicago. Each time the boxes were beat to hell, but the contents were undamaged. Quote
UN Spacy Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 Honestly. I know you guys adore HLJ.com for their great prices. But the amount they charge for shipping is a bit ridiculous, when they screwed up my order for MP Convoy and Binaltech Smokescreen that was the last straw. That's why I'm not going through them for "high demand" items anymore. Quote
Zentrandude Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 The 4 SAL packages I've gotten from HLJ have all taken right around 10 days to get to me in Chicago. Each time the boxes were beat to hell, but the contents were undamaged. know your feeling. my last order which was a 1/100 vf-19 the box was bent in half, luckly the trees/parts wearnt damaged. Quote
Max Jenius Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 I never ship SAL. EMS ALL THE WAY BABY! IIRC I tried it once w/ my Evangelion Unit 01 Perfect Grade kit, the damn thing arrived with a basketball sized dent in the corner of the box. NEVER AGAIN! Quote
Kin Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 (edited) I ussually order stuff from the U.S.A. ... destination is the Netherlands.. Nothing broken... EMS rulez. Even the cardboard boxes where they were put in are mint... Edited December 28, 2003 by Kin Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Yep, I'd rather pay the higher price and go with EMS also. Quote
mpchi Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 3 weeks in general to Bay Area, California. I rarely get any damage on the package too ( lucky ). But its always the mysterious processing time of HLJ that keeps me guessing time after time. Quote
Batou Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 the last time i ordered from HLJ, my order took about 3 and 1/2 weeks to Texas. Where in Texas? I'm in Austin, and I've been getting my stuff within a week from when I get a shipping notice - sometimes 10 days or so. I always hear people moan about SAL, but I've had nothing but good luck with it consistently for the last 5-6 orders. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 the last time i ordered from HLJ, my order took about 3 and 1/2 weeks to Texas. Where in Texas? I'm in Austin, and I've been getting my stuff within a week from when I get a shipping notice - sometimes 10 days or so. I always hear people moan about SAL, but I've had nothing but good luck with it consistently for the last 5-6 orders. San Antonio. hell, at one point, i thought i might not even get it! oh well. i did get it, just had a bit of a wait. Quote
007-vf1 Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Last time I Ordered a couple of items .They arrived in a small box; it took UNDER 3 weeks to arrive here to Washington DC ( Virginia to be exact). I have ordered a second batch of items and It has been 1 and 1/2 weeks so far. Quote
Omni Existence Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Yah, if you wanna feel safe and secure with your high end toy purchases from HLJ, ship them via EMS. Paying a little extra is worth it Quote
Sturmvogel Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 I used SAL for my last 4 orders from HLJ and it took about one week each time (to central Pennsylvania). I guess it helps having a major airport nearby. Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 But its always the mysterious processing time of HLJ that keeps me guessing time after time. This is oh so true. When they ship the item, it gets here in no time. But I've noticed that whenever I order something, they have some holiday or some vacation thing going on where they can't ship right away. I ordered a few models from them in August and they had me waiting because of some local event going on. It was about a week before they shipped them. Quote
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